Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Tokyo Verdy, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Tokyo Verdy — J. League at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/26)
- Tokyo Verdy 18 games · 28 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Vissel Kobe 18 35 2 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31 3 Nagoya Grampus 18 31 4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30 5 Gamba Osaka 18 28 6 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26 7 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24 8 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 9 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 10 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 11 Kashima Antlers 18 45 12 FC Tokyo 18 37 13 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 14 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 15 Tokyo Verdy 18 28 16 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25 17 Kashiwa Reysol 18 20 18 Yokohama F.Marinos 18 20 19 FC Mito Holly Hock 18 18 20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 18 12 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 May Tokyo Verdy H 2–1 W 11 May Gamba Osaka A 1–0 W 07 May Shonan Bellmare A 1–0 W 03 May Avispa Fukuoka H 2–1 W 29 Apr Albirex Niigata H 0–1 L 25 Apr Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 May Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–2 L 11 May Shonan Bellmare H 0–2 L 06 May Yokohama FC H 2–0 W 03 May Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–2 L 29 Apr Fagiano Okayama FC A 1–0 W 25 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC H 1–0 W Season Stats
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Tokyo Verdy #4 Position #15 30 Points 28 18 Played 18 10 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 8 41 Scored 29 33 Conceded 32 +8 GD -3 1.67 PPG 1.56 56% Win % 56% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season22% Clean Sheets
Tokyo Verdy this seasonSanfrecce Hiroshima are 4th (30 pts). Tokyo Verdy are 15th (28 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima0-153/116-301/231-453/146-605/–61-753/476+1/2■ Scored ■ ConcededTokyo Verdy0-15–/–16-301/331-452/446-603/361-752/176+1/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Sanfrecce Hiroshima is hosting Tokyo Verdy for another epic battle.
- 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 10' Tokyo Verdy is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 15' It looks surprising Tokyo Verdy does not make any changes. Shunki Higashi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
- 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sanfrecce Hiroshima that had 313 games and scored 398 goals.
- 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Matheus Vidotto, as he is very good at scoring at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mutsuki Kato made 347 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 45' Shuto Nakano has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
- 46' Another change for Tokyo Verdy made on 46 minute. Itsuki Someno leaves to be changed by Yudai Kimura.
- 51' Tokyo Verdy seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 55' Another substitution for Tokyo Verdy to replace Kosuke Saito by Hiroto Yamami on 55 minute.
- 60' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Rei Hirakawa suffering a number of foals already.
- 62' It is a substitution in Tokyo Verdy team. Yuto Tsunashima is replaced by Kaito Suzuki on 62 minute.
- 63' A meaty challenge results in booking for Yuan Matsuhashi on 63.
- 68' Valere Germain is replacing Naoki Maeda for the Sanfrecce Hiroshima side.
- 73' It is a substitution in Tokyo Verdy team. Rei Hirakawa is replaced by Tetsuyuki Inami on 73 minute.
- 77' Goal! Yudai Kimura scores his 14 goal in 139 matches.
- 79' Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Daiki Suga is hanging Naoto Arai on the field on 79 minute.
- 84' Another change for Sanfrecce Hiroshima made on 84 minute. Shunki Higashi leaves to be changed by Sota Koshimichi.
- 87' GOAL! Valere Germain scores on 87. Assisted by Hayato Araki
- 89' GOAL! Hayao Kawabe scores on 89.
- Another three points for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
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Lineups
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups
Starting XI
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Naoki Maeda ↓ Valere Germain 68'
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Naoto Arai ↓ Daiki Suga 79'
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Bench
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98
Valere Germain ↑ 68'
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18
Daiki Suga ↑ 79'
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Sota Koshimichi ↑ 84'
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Coach Michael SkibbeTokyo Verdy Lineups
Starting XI
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16
Rei Hirakawa ↓ Tetsuyuki Inami 73'
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Kosuke Saito ↓ Hiroto Yamami 55'
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Itsuki Someno ↓ Yudai Kimura 46'
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Yuto Tsunashima ↓ Kaito Suzuki 62'
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40
Yuta Arai ↓ Yuan Matsuhashi 46'
Bench
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15
Kaito Suzuki ↑ 62'
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19
Yuan Matsuhashi ↑ 46'
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Yudai Kimura ↑ 46'
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Hiroto Yamami ↑ 55'
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Tetsuyuki Inami ↑ 73'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Pieros Sotiriou 2 Yudai Kimura 2 Sota Nakamura 1 Douglas Vieira 1 Mutsuki Kato 1 Sho Sasaki 1 Valere Germain 1 Hayao Kawabe 1 Head to Head
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form
2025-05-17 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Tokyo Verdy W 2025-05-11 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2025-05-07 Shonan Bellmare 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2025-05-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Avispa Fukuoka W 2025-04-29 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Albirex Niigata L 2025-04-25 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 42.02 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.06 Tokyo Verdy xGI would bet for: Sanfrecce Hiroshima to win 59% + Over 2.5 goals 58%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.08Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 94% 6% ± 1.5 81% 19% ± 2.5 58% 42% ± 3.5 37% 63% ± 4.5 20% 80% Double Chance
Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw 82%Draw or Tokyo Verdy 41%Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Tokyo Verdy 77%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 10.7%2 – 1 Actual2 – 0 9.3%1 – 0 8.7%3 – 1 6.4%0 – 0 6.2%3 – 0 6.1%2 – 2 5.1%1 – 2 5%0 – 1 4.1%3 – 2 3.5%4 – 1 3.3%Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Handicap Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers Push Tokyo Verdy covers -2.5 18% — 82% -2 18% 18% 64% -1.5 36% — 64% -1 36% 23% 42% -0.5 58% — 42% +0.5 82% — 18% +1 82% 11% 7% +1.5 93% — 7% +2 93% 5% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet 35% ✓Tokyo Verdy keeps clean sheet 14% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.